8 bed detached house for sale

Brog Street, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset BH21

Glendon is an impressive Grade II listed Georgian house with its white rendered elevations and beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds. The property is arranged as a grand main house and three self-contained apartments, totalling 13 bedrooms and nine attractive reception rooms. Attractive period details include large sash windows, ceiling roses and cornicing, ornate chandelier light fittings and original fireplaces, as well as impressive bespoke fittings and traditional décor.

The welcoming reception hall has wooden parquet flooring and a turned staircase leading to the light-filled, galleried first-floor landing. Ground floor reception rooms include the morning room with its floor-to-ceiling sash windows, the comfortable snug and the formal dining room, while the heart of the main house is the open-plan kitchen and day room. This light, spacious living and entertaining area features French doors and bi-folds opening onto the gardens, as well as a kitchen fitted with bespoke wooden cabinetry. There is also a gym, a study, while an internal door leads to the rear lobby and two of the self-contained apartments. The basement provides further living space with the parlour and the former kitchen, as well as a wine cellar, gun store and other storage space.

Upstairs, the main house features five wellpresented double bedrooms, including two which are en suite. The main bedroom has dual walk-in wardrobes as well as a large en suite bathroom, while all bedrooms include washbasins. There is also a further family bathroom and a separate shower room on the first floor. Stairs continue to the second floor, where there are three more double bedrooms and a dressing room.

The additional accommodation includes two apartments in the eastern wing of the house, as well as one on the second floor. The two east wing apartments share a ground-floor entrance, with the one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor featuring an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, one double bedroom and an en suite bathroom, while the upstairs apartment has two bedrooms, a sitting room opening onto a balcony, a kitchen and a bathroom. The second floor apartment also offers two bedrooms, a well-proportioned sitting room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

The house sits within 20 acres of wonderful gardens and grounds, including formal gardens with pristine lawns, patio areas, a heated
swimming pool and well-maintained border hedgerows. There is also rolling parkland and paddocks, equestrian facilities including a menage and loose boxes and a currently redundant barn, which could be developed, subject to the necessary consents. There is plenty
of parking on the in/out gravel driveway at the front of the house.

The village of Corfe Mullen sits in a sought-after position, within easy reach of Poole and Bournemouth yet within moments of stunning surrounding Dorset countryside. Corfe Mullen has various everyday amenities, while nearby Wimborne Minster provides all the necessary day-to-day facilities, including local shops and supermarkets. Both Poole and Bournemouth are easily accessible, providing a wealth of shopping, supermarkets, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities. Schooling in the area includes state primary and secondary options in the surrounding villages, as well as in Bournemouth and Poole, plus independents including Castle Court School. The magnificent Dorset coastline is also within easy reach, including beaches at Bournemouth and beautiful coastal landscapes and beaches in Poole Harbour. The area is well connected by road, with the A31 passing nearby, while by rail, Bournemouth mainline station offers direct services to London Waterloo in just under two hours.